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Moving Image Arts

Welcome To The
Moving Image Arts Department

Moving Image Arts is a practical, creative subject where pupils learn how films are made. From the first idea to the final edit. Pupils develop real production skills using industry-standard equipment and software, while building confidence, creativity and teamwork.

 

Our department is built around first-hand experience: pupils plan, shoot, edit and evaluate their own work, learning how camera, lighting, sound and editing shape meaning for an audience.

MEET THE MIA STAFF

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Mrs. Hill is the Leader teacher for Moving Image Arts, teaching Yr 10, GCSE & A Level. 

Mr. Quinn teaches both Yr10 & A Level MIA and 

Mr. Haughian is the department’s technician.

WHY CHOOSE MOVING IMAGE ARTS?

By studying Moving Image Arts, pupils will:

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  • Learn how to tell stories visually using camera and editing techniques

  • Build creative confidence through hands-on filmmaking

  • Develop communication and teamwork skills through practical projects

  • Improve analysis and evaluation, just like professional filmmakers

  • Gain transferable skills for careers in film, TV, media, marketing, gaming and digital content

INDUSTRY-STANDARD SOFTWARE & EQUIPMENT

We want pupils to learn using real tools and real workflows.

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  • Pupils use Adobe Premiere Pro for editing; software used across the film and television industry.

  • Pupils can access camera equipment to support filming and practical projects.

  • Work is edited back in school, allowing pupils to learn good post-production habits and improve their work through feedback.

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In addition, we have cameras, tripods and spotlights, gimbal, drone and green screen to ensure our pupils have access to all the materials

LIGHTS, CAMERA…ACTION!

 

Moving Image Arts (MIA) is all about first-hand experience using real camera equipment and learning how film is made in practice. Students complete four practical tasks including animation, camera and editing task, storyboarding, and a sound task. These projects are completed both in class and at home, and students may take equipment home to capture their own footage. Editing is then completed back in school using Adobe Premiere Pro, an industry-standard software package used by professional filmmakers.

MOVING IMAGE ARTS FOOTAGE

Sample of GCSE & A level work, that has been produced by the filmmakers of the future.

 

Component 1 - Online exam 40%, set in May of Year 12.
Theory: You will be given an introduction on the film industry:

  • How to evaluate films.

  • Knowledge of different careers in film.

  • Knowledge and understanding of key elements such as cinematography, mise-en-scene, camera, lighting and sound.

 

Component 2 - Completed in Year 11: 20% of the entire GCSE.

  • Students complete four tasks: Storyboarding, Camera and Editing, Sound and Animation.

  • Compulsory controlled assessment tasks.

 

Component 3 - Completed in Year 12: Creating and making your own film, 40% of entire GCSE

  • Research essay, storyboard, script, shot list, director’s notebook, shooting schedule, film, editing, and evaluation.

A LEVEL MOVING IMAGE ARTS

Moving Image Arts at AS and A2 level is a considerable step up from GCSE. Pupils now have full creative control over the films that they make. They are expected to write, plan, direct and edit their own short film. This requires creativity, excellent organisational, time management and people skills not to mention perseverance and determination to see their project completed These skills will aid our pupils to excel in any field of work. CCEA’s Moving Image Arts specifications and the units are as follows

UNIT AS 1

Realist and Formalist techniques and the classical Hollywood style:
Foundation Portfolia​

STUDENTS PRODUCE
A statement of intention;

  • Pre-production materials;

  • One 3-4 narrative film sequences or 1½ - 2 minute animation sequence based on provided stimuli;

  • An evaluation

60% of AS

24% of A-Level

UNIT AS 2

Critical Response​

Students take a 1 hours 30 minute online exam with questions on clips from set study areas:

  • Section A - Hitchcock and the Classical Hollywood Style

  • Section B - Formalism: Early European cinema and American Expressionism

40% of AS

16% of A-Level

UNIT A2 1

Creative Production and Research
Advanced Portfolio​

STUDENTS PRODUCE

An illustrated essay;

  • Pre-production materials;

  • One 4-7 minute narrative film OR 2-3½ minute animation;

  • An evaluation

36% of A-Level

UNIT A2 2

Advanced Critical Response​

Students take a 2 hour and 15 minute online examination with questions based on clips from set study areas and an unseen script:

  • Section A - Realism: Narrative and Visual Style

  • Section B - Creative Exercise
    Section C - Comparative Analysis

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CCEA set the examination and mark it.

24% of total GCE

PATHWAYS & CAREERS

Moving Image Arts supports future study and careers in:

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Film and TV production / Editing and post-production / Sound design and music for media/ Animation and VFX / Journalism and digital media / Marketing, advertising and social content creation.

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It also pairs well with subjects like Art & Design, English, Drama, Music and Technology.

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